Day of DU harmony: November 4, 2008

[Liberal_in_LA]

This was only 363 days ago! It's interesting to scroll thru the thread titles.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/archives.php?date=2008x11x4

[elocs]

1. A year is an eternity in politics. Was there anywhere else to go but down? n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. we were so happy then. Like lil children. lol

[FreeState]

13. Prop 8 killed any happiness I felt that night n/t

[T Wolf]

2. After eight (actually, much longer) long years, we naively thought that victory was at hand.

What innocent children we were.

It seems that winning elections is the tiniest part of progress. And certainly not the most important.

[tridim]

9. What is this "we" shit?

I don't agree with anything you just wrote.

[eridani]

12. Like all victories, it was partial n/t

[damntexdem]

4. May it happen again every century!

Just wait for November 4, 2108!

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. lol. I think DU experienced harmony on inaugural day also.. 2 days per century.

[PretzelWarrior]

5. the funniest were the 2 threads a minute apart warning against dupes

too funny.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. DU almost crashed that day!

[timeforpeace]

8. It's only been 1 year. A year from now we'll wonder why we were so pessimistic today.

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. awww. I'm hoping for 2 million jobs created, wars over and many lib victories by Nov, 2010

[Robb]

11. I still remember Pitt's thread.

Little bastard nailed it. :D
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4370224

This is probably the wrong time to say this, but I'm going to try anyway.
If.

If we win tonight.

If Obama takes the White House, and the Democrats manage to secure a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

If.

If that happens, remember one thing.

WE WILL HAVE WON NOTHING.

Not yet.

Nothing except the chance to work harder than we ever have before.

The hard part comes tomorrow, and after January 20th.

The hard part comes when we have to maintain the level of passion, intensity and involvement AFTER the election is over.

We have to help with SCOTUS, as there may be as many as three vacancies coming.

We have to help fight against the inevitable right-wing backlash.

We have to help win the midterms in 2010.

We have to help fix the economy.

And health care.

And education.

And Iraq.

And Afghanistan.

We have to fix the Constitution.

We have a lot to do.

If we win tonight.

If we win, enjoy it.

Enjoy it, get some sleep, and then suit up again.

The hard part starts tomorrow.

If.

[MilesColtrane]

14. Ahhh yes...

You have to understand that it was a tumultuous time for our nation: the first Indian lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1 gave us all a reason to live.

An Alaskan legislative committee found that the Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her authority in terminating the Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan.

And the domestication of the dog continued unabated.